Mop



Feb. s, 1935. G, K, FRBES 1,989,854

MOP

Filed June 15, 1935 Patented Feb. 5, 1935 Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,989,854 t f v y Mor Gertrude K. Forbes, South Pasadena, Calif. y Application Jane 1,5, 193s, serial No. 675,913l

s claims. (o1. 15-229) My invention relates to a construction of an one end there is a relatively Wide tape 15 and absorbent `mop for attachment to a mop handle, at the other end a `relatively narrow tape 16. and in this an object and feature of my invention 'Ihese tapes 1 are stitched through the pad of is the construction of an elongated fibrous mop strings or cords. At the end having the wide 5 which may be attached to a mop holder on a tape a relatively wide fringe 17 is left and at 5 handle in such `a manner that there will be the end having the narrow tape 16 a relatively substantially two layers of the mop material narrow fringe 18 is left. between the metal holding and binding elements The mop may be attached to any suitable holdon the handle thus giving greater wear to er on a mop handle. In the construction illusl the mop as the mops usually wear first at their trated there is a ferrule 19 secured to the lower l0 attachment part, and also adequately preventing end of the handle 20. This ferrule has splayed the metal parts of the mop from coming into ends 21. A clamping lever 22 has one end 23 concontact with the floor or the like which is being neoted to the upper end of a coiled spring 24 mopped. coiled on the handle. The lower end of this l Another feature of my invention is forming a spring presses on the ferrule 19. A yoke 25 has lo' fibrous mop of a plurality of strings or cords with two side arms 26, each side being pivoted to a a binding tape adjacent each end of the Sets central fulcrum 27 of the lever 22. The yoke has of cords. These binding tapes are arranged to a cross wire 28, hold the mass of co-rds in a at pad, which pad The mop is preferably secured to the handle may have the ends fitted between the holding by passing the end having the short fringe 18 and 20 deViCeS md the mop handle in Suoh a manner the narrow tape 16 through the loop formed by as to form substantially two layers between the the yoke; thus the mop is given a fold over the yoke Wil'e on the mop handle and the iloor or cross wire 28 of the yoke. This forms a reverse other structure being Operated upon by the mop. fold, as indicated at 29 in Fig. 3. 'Ihe mop then Another feature 0f Iny invention is forming a has a nat section 30 adapted to engage the floor 25 fringe on the ends of the fibrous mop, this fringe and a reverse fold 31, and an upper section 32. being formed by the ends of the Strings beyond This upper section is folded over the fringed end the tapes and, in addition, Securing the ends in 18 and is slipped between this end and the splayed the mop holder in such a manner that one of the ends 21 of the ferru1e 19 30 fringed ends forms a brushing Contaot With the The fringe end 17 is pulled downwardly to en- 30 floor. gage a, oor and form a type of brush with the Another detailed feature of my invention is ends of the cords or strings forming the bres of forming one of the tapes narrower than the the brush. By this construction when the mop Opposite end and, also, the fringe at the end is pulled in the direction of the arrow 33 the 35 having the narrow tape iS shorter than the fringe fringed end 1'7 engages with the reverse fold 29 35 at the opposite end. and works partly underneath the cross wire 28,

Another detailed feature relates to forming the thus forming, in effect, a, double thickness of ma,- thiCk Pad of Strings or Cords With Slightly longer terial between this wire 28 and the floor. When Cords at the marginal edges of the mop than at the mop is moved in the opposite direction it the Center part to alleW a Spreading 0f the mep folds against this wire 28. When the mop is 40 when folded. turned upside down there will then be two thick- My invention is illustrated in the aoeompanynesses formed by the section adjacent the short ing drawing, in which: fringe 18 and the portion of the upper part 32 Fig. 1 iS a Side elevation 0f the InOD attached between the wire 28 and the iioor, thus forming, to a handle. in effect, a double thickness of the mop between 45 Fig. 2 is a plan 0f the mop in a stretched lJOSithis wire 28 and the floor no matter in which dition. rection the mop is being moved.

Fig. 3 iS an enlarged Verto'al Section through Various changes may be made in the details of the loWeI' Dart of the handle and the mop. construction without departing from the spirit Referring first to Fig- 2, the mop designated or scope of the invention as defined by the ap- 50 by the assembly numeral 11 is composed of a pended claims. plurality of strings or cords 12. Those at the I claim: center part 13 are somewhat shorter than those l. A mop formed of a plurality of strings arat the outside edge 14 and the intermediate ranged in a layer, the center strings being slightstrings or cords are graduated in length. At ly shorter than the strings at the marginal edges, 55

tapes secured to the strings adjacenjt their ends, one of the tapes being spaced. from aiji end to leave an exposed fringe of the string ends.

2. A mop as claimed in claim 1, said mop being folded with a reverse fold adjacent Vone end and with the other end, having the fringe, overlapping the reverse fold, means to retain the foldedmop in such position whereby the'fringedrend may engage a oor. n ji 3. A mop'fforniev ofal plirality strings arranged irr a layer, tapes seeur'ed tofthe strings adjacent their endgl but spaced from the ends to leave exposed fringes on the string ends vvnerelyI on folding the mog; one ofthe fringe ends atta.;-

time may engage vtne fioor.

4. A device as described, .fai liandlef` hnvi'ngfl a': ferrule at one end and a yolzehaving a cross-Wire.

and means for detachably clamping the yoke to the ferrule'combined with a'mop formedl'of emplit"-l of the-'string endsij'said`l mopfbeing'folded with a reverse fold inwardly adjacent one end over the cross wire,'the ferrule engaging the mop near the betweenthe tapes may spread laterallydue to thel marginalfjstringsbeing longer than the center strings. r n

6. A mep as claimed in claim A3, said mop being folded with a reverse fold adjacent one end so that thef. fringe: oni suchend overlaps the main portion of the mopvatsaid reverse fold, the other end of the mop being reversfely folded over ther rstaimentioned end with its fringe extending bevond the first mentioned reverse fold and being L in' a position' to engage j the fi'o'or, and' means v toy secure thefmopinsuchfolded position. Y

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